South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 41 - Department Of Agriculture And Natural Resources
Section 1-41-2 - Secretary as head of department.

1-41-2. Secretary as head of department.
The head of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources is the secretary of agriculture and natural resources.

Source: SL 1973, ch 2, §128; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 43, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 1 - State Affairs and Government

Chapter 41 - Department Of Agriculture And Natural Resources

Section 1-41-1 - Department continued.

Section 1-41-2 - Secretary as head of department.

Section 1-41-2.1 - Qualifications of secretary.

Section 1-41-3.2 - Office of agricultural and natural resources policy created--Responsibilities.

Section 1-41-3.3 - Divisions constituting department.

Section 1-41-3.4 - Limitation on stringency of certain rules.

Section 1-41-4 - Performance of functions of former department.

Section 1-41-4.1 - Performance of functions of abolished agencies.

Section 1-41-5 - Administrative functions performed for boards and commissions--Nomination of officers.

Section 1-41-6.1 - Conservation Commission within Division of Resource Conservation and Forestry--Functions performed by division.

Section 1-41-11 - Board of Water and Natural Resources created--Functions--Appointment and terms of members.

Section 1-41-11.1 - Officers of board--Quorum--Removal of members.

Section 1-41-11.2 - Water Management Board--Transfer of certain functions to Board of Water and Natural Resources.

Section 1-41-12 - State geologist--Duties.

Section 1-41-12.1 - Performance of functions of state geologist relating to oil and gas conservation.

Section 1-41-13 - Performance of administrative functions of conservancy district board.

Section 1-41-13.1 - Performance of nonadministrative functions of conservancy district board.

Section 1-41-14 - Performance of administrative development functions of Water Resources Commission.

Section 1-41-14.1 - Performance of nonadministrative development functions of former Water Resources Commission.

Section 1-41-15 - Water Management Board created--Appointment and terms of members.

Section 1-41-15.1 - Qualifications of Water Management Board members.

Section 1-41-15.2 - Quorum of Water Management Board.

Section 1-41-15.3 - Officers of Water Management Board--Meetings.

Section 1-41-15.4 - Functions of Water Management Board.

Section 1-41-15.5 - Water pollution control powers.

Section 1-41-16 - Environmental protection functions of department and secretary.

Section 1-41-17 - Water quality and hygiene functions.

Section 1-41-18 - Transfer of functions relating to air quality and solid waste, radiation monitoring, mineral exploration, and control of hazardous materials and wastes.

Section 1-41-19 - Board of Minerals and Environment--Composition--Appointment and terms of members.

Section 1-41-19.1 - Board of Minerals and Environment composed in conformance with Clean Air Act.

Section 1-41-19.2 - Officers of Board of Minerals and Environment--Quorum--Meetings.

Section 1-41-20 - Rejection of applications for certain environmental protection, mining, oil, and gas permits.

Section 1-41-21 - Registration for individual permits required by holders of certain general permits.

Section 1-41-22 - Report required following the issuance of uncontested permits.

Section 1-41-23 - Establishment of the environment and natural resources fee fund--Source of fund--Administration--Expenditures--Unexpended funds.

Section 1-41-23.1 - Transfer of funds to environment and natural resources fee fund from water and environment fund.

Section 1-41-24 - Full public disclosure of nonconfidential public records--Reproduction--Fee--Waiver--Response time to written requests--Denial of disclosure--Appeals--Promulgation of rules--Attorney's fees and costs for denial of access to hazardou...

Section 1-41-25 - Voluntary environmental audits--Assumption against civil or criminal penalties.

Section 1-41-25.1 - Application of environmental audit provisions--Discovery of violations.

Section 1-41-25.2 - Environmental audit subject to discovery--Summary of disclosed violation.

Section 1-41-25.3 - Use of environmental audit as defense.

Section 1-41-25.4 - Removal of regulated entity from environmental audit provisions.

Section 1-41-26 - Promulgation of rules governing inspection of certain concentrated animal feeding operations.

Section 1-41-27 - Electronic signatures permitted on certain documents.

Section 1-41-28 - Establishment of program to separate and recover recyclable materials--Inclusion of local government.

Section 1-41-28.1 - Promulgation of rules for state agency recycling programs.